The NHLPA has not accepted the NHL's demand of five-year term-limits on player contracts, but is this a fight that the union should really be putting a lot of effort into?
It's very clear that the league is adamant about term-limits, as you can tell from NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly's comments on Thursday evening (via Pierre LeBrun of TSN):
Daly says term limit on player contracts is so important to league it's "the hill we'll die on."
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) December 7, 2012
Having no term-limits benefits the players in a number of ways financially, but the question for the NHLPA is how many of its members actually enjoy the benefits of lengthy contracts, and how many players would be hurt if a five-year limit is part of the next CBA.
According to Capgeek, here is a breakdown of all the players with contracts of six years or more (Not all of these contracts still have six years remaining, but when originally signed, whenever that was, the deal was for six years or more.).
Position # of Contracts 6-plus Years*
FWD 48-plus
DEF 32
G 9
Total 89-plus
*(Capgeek only showed 48 forwards with cont ...
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